Thursday. Jane 8, 1940
SOCIETY
Joe Price Is Honored On Third
Birthday
Mrs. R. L. Church entertained
at an informal dinner Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock at her home
on Gwyn Avenue, honoring her
grandson, Joe Price, on his third
birthday anniversary.
Roses and sweet peas were used
in the appointments of the table,
which was centered with a hand
some birthday cake, decorated in
pink and white, and topped with
three candles.
In addition to Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Church and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Price, grandparents and parents
of the honor guest, covers were
placed for Mrs. W. J. Price, Miss
es Virginia, Polly and Mary Gale
Price and Misses Minnie and
Madge Russell.
The honoree received many
lovely gifts.
Mrs. Ray Is Bride of Mr. Triplett
Sun4by
Of cordial interest is the wed
ding of Mrs. Esther Ray of Elkin
and Statesville, and Thomas L.
Triplett, of Van Nuys, California,
which was solemnized Sunday at
12:30 in the afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul
Gilliam, the latter a niece of the
bride, in Statesville. Rev. Frank
C. Hawkins, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Statesville, of
ficiated, using the ring ceremony.
The ceremony was performed
in the living room before an im
provised altar of white gladioli
and cathedral candles against a
background of English ivy.
Thertf were no attendants. The
bride wore a dress of navy chif
fon with accessories of navy. Her
shoulder bouquet was of talisman
roses and valley lilies.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam entertained
at a luncheon for the wedding
guests which included only mem-
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Mrs. Triplett, a native of Des
Moines, lowa, has made her home
here for a number of years and
during her residence here has
been active in religious and civic
work.
Mr. Trplett Is a native of North
Carolina, and a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Triplett, of
Jonesville. He has resided in Cal
ifornia for a number of years.
Mr. and Mrs. Triplett left dur
ing the afternoon for California,
where they will make their home.
Among those from here who
attended the wedding were Mrs.
Lorene Snow Whitaker, Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Stewart, Miss Ethel
Gilliam, Mrs. Lucille Snow Rich
ardson, Mr. and Mrs. Odell Law
rence and R. L. Mills.
Baptist Circles in Regular
Meetings
The circles of the W. M. U. of
the First Baptist church met
Monday and Tuesday in the fol
lowing homes:
The Neal Young circle met
with Mrs. S. O. Maguire, with 10
members and two visitors present.
Mrs. I. C. Yates conducted the
devotionals and presented an in
teresting program on "The Field
of the World."
The Naomi Shell circle met
with Mrs. T. V. Cockerham, with
Mesdames W. T. Carter and A. J.
Sloop associate hostesses, with 18
members present. One new mem
ber, Mrs. F. T. Shoaf, was enroll
ed.
Mrs. W. T. Carter conducted
the devotionals and Mrs. T. W.
Church taught the mission study
lesson.
The Emma Leechman circle
met with Mrs. R. P. Crater, with
Mrs. W. S. Sale associate host
ess, with 16 members and three
visitors present. Mrs. F. N. Nor
man and Mrs. F. A. Brendle gave
the devotionals and Mrs. Norman
gave the program.
The Rosalee Appleby circle met
with Mrs. Herbert Madison with
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10 members and three viistorf.
present. Two new members,
Misses Rcxie Bowen and Inez
Hinshaw, were enrolled.
Mrs. Q. L. Hill conducted the
devotlonals and the program was
presented by Miss Lee Mae Low
ery. assisted by Mrs. Garland
Johnson, Mrs. Oalther Sprinkle
and Miss Roxie Bowen.
The Pauline Moore circle met
with Mrs. Herman Royall with 14
members and one visitor, Miss
Claudia Austin, present. Mrs.
Woodrow Weatherman conduct
ed the devotlonals and Miss Lexa
Cummin gs, assisted by Mrs. Dal
las Gilliam, Mrs. Guy Stinson,
Miss Etta Mathis and Mrs. Jun
ior Kennedy, presented the pro
gram.
The Pearl Johnson circle met
with Mrs. C. N. Myers, with 12
members present. Mrs. Fred
Harris presided over the meeting
and Mrs. J. D. Jones conducted
the devotlonals. The program
was in charge of Mrs. Leslie
Reinhardt, assisted by Mesdames
Fred Harris, Freer Adams, June
Robertson, Beatrice Myers Phil
lips and Miss Mattie Mae Powell.
The Edith Adair circle met
with Misses Lucy and Agnes Gray
with 13 members present. Mrs.
John Sears conducted the devo
tionals and the program was pre
sented by Misses Minnie Ruth
McNeill, Beatrice Burcham, Ha
zel Byrd and Mrs. Jack Terrell.
The closing prayer was by Miss
Hazel Byrd.
During a pleasant social hour
the hostesses served tempting re
freshments.
JORDON TO BEGIN
REVIVAL MEETING
Rev. B. C. Jordon, of Roaring
River, will begin a series of re
vival meetings June 16 in a tent
one mile northeast of Roaring
River, on old highway 268. Ser
vices will be held each evening at
7:30. Several ministers will as
sist in the meetings, which will
continue for some time.
The tent in which the revival
will be held was recently bought
by Rev. Jordon through dona
tions from friends, and he ex
presses to each one who contrib
uted to this cause his sincere
thanks.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed the public to attend.
Time Yet
Marcellus—Yo' is de fo'th gal
Ah've took home dis week dat
Ah've had a' argument wif.
Liza—But yo' ain't had no ar
gument wif me.
Marcellus—No, but we ain't
home yit, neither.
To Hold Turtle
Race At
Airy June 15th
Mount Airy.—The first turtle
race ever held in this section of
the south on an official course is
slated to be held at Reddick field
in Mount Airy on Saturday af
ternoon, June 15th. More than
150 native turtles from the swift
running mountain streams of the
foothills of the Blue Ridge moun
tains in Piedmont North Carolina
will be entered in the race.
Sponsored by the Quality Oil
Company, over 75 oil dealers in
Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin and Stokes
counties in North Carolina and
Patrick and Carroll counties in
Virginia will take part in the
classic, according to a statement
this week by Martin Bennett, lo
cal oil man and sportsman, who
will direct the races.
An official race circle with a
radius of 32 feet from the turtle
barrier in the center will be the
score of the racing hardshells.
Eighteen judges, posted ten feet
apart, will make the official de
cisions as to the winning racers.
Each Shell dealer in the above
named counties will be allowed
one entry, and a total of SSO in
cash prizes will be awarded the
owners of the winning turtles.
Plans are being made for a ra
dio broadcast of the race over
the Mutual Broadcasting System,
and, according to Mr. Bennett's
statement, a Paramount newsreel
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LONGTOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Swaim
and children, of Thomasville,
were the Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ransom Swaim.
Mr. and Mrs. Ourney Royall
and small daughter, Nancy Ann,
of Winston-Salem, were the Sun
day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Reinhardt.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bell, of
Arlington, were Sunday visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Long.
Mrs. Mamie Seagraves, of Win
ston-Salem, spent the week-end
with her mother, Mrs. Myrtle
Shore.
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Holcomb
and daughter, Sarah, were vis
itors of Mr. and Mrs. Park Shore.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rein
hardt had as their Sunday guests
Mr. and Mrs. William Hicks and
son, Harvey, of Lewisville, and
Miss Madelyn Shore, of Durham.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reinhardt
and children visited friends and
relatives in Winston-Salem Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Bell had as
their Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Dobbins and children, of
Boonville.
There is a revival, meeting in
progress at the Longtown Holi
ness church, conducted by the
Rev. John D. Shore, of Durham.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Good Appetite
Mistress (to cook) — Bridget, X
don't like to mention it, but It
seems to me that the food in the
kitchen disappears very rapidly.
Bridget—Well, ma'am, Ah ad
mits Ah has a good hearty appe
tite, but no one has ever accused
me of bein' gorgeous.
A bullet can be shot through a
soap-bubble and the bubble
photographed before it bursts.
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